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BERNHARD RAUTENBERG, 0F NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.

SWEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 8, 1910.

Serial No. 570,961.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNHARD RAUTEN- BERG, a citizen of Canada, residingat Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Sweaters, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sweaters.

Its object is the production of a comparatively inexpensive combinationgarment of this kind which can be used either as an ordinary sweaterwith the usual V-shaped front opening at the neck, or as an automobilesweater with a collar and a closed front to protect the wearer in coldor lwindy weather, thus obviating the necessity of purchasing twoseparate sweaters of different styles.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of the garment inthe form of an ordinary buttoned sweater. Fig. 2 is a similar viewthereof in the form of a buttoned automobile sweater. Fig. 3 is a frontview of the garment showing the collar turned down in the form of asailor-collar- Fig. 1 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2, showing theshield-eXtensions unbut-toned and the front portion of the garmentturned back to expose the extensions. Fig. 5 is an inside view of theback of the garment showing the collar turned in. Fig. 6 is a verticalsection on line 6-6, Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The garment has the usual V-shaped front or neckopening A characteristicof the ordinary collarless sweater, and is preferably provided with thecustomary marginal band b.

Attached to the inner side of the garment is a reversible collar Cadapted to be turned under the back and shoulders thereof when thegarment is to be used as an ordinary open front sweater, as shown inFig. 1, or to be turned out and folded to the position shown in Fig. 2,when the garment is to be used as an automobile sweater; or it may befolded down to the position shown in Fig. 3 to obtain a sailor-eifect.

The collar is preferably attached to the lower edge of the neck band, bystitching or otherwise, asbest shown, in Fig. 5, so that when the collaris turned in, it is completely concealed, giving the garment theappearance of an ordinary V-neck sweater.

The inner fold of the collar or that portion underlying the neck band bis provided fasteners are shown in the drawings, but ifV desired,buttons and button holes or other appropriate fastenings may besubstituted therefor.

In the preferred form of the garment herein shown, the shield-extensionsD are detached from the body of the garment to avoid stretching ordrawing of the front of the sweater when the shields are buttoned. Theextensions are preferably knit integral with the collar. When the collaris turned in, it serves as a lining for the back and shoulders of thesweater, effectually protecting the wearers lungs.

In the automobile form of the sweater, the collar may be turned up toprotect the ears pf the wearer, as shown by dotted lines in 41ig. 2.This improved garment, while readily convertible into the two styles ofsweaters mentioned, can be produced 'at practically the same cost as anordinary automobile sweater, thus saving the purchaser the cost of aseparate, ordinary sweater.

I claim as my invention:

l. A combination sweater having a V- shaped neck opening and areversible collar capable of being turned under the body of the garmentwhen not in use and of being doubled over the face of the garment whenin use, the inner fold of the collar terminating at its front ends inshield-extensions formed integral therewith and arranged to meet andclose said neck opening when the collar is turned. out to form anautomobile sweater.

2. A combination sweater, having a V- shaped neck opening and areversible collar capable of being turned under the body of the garmentwhen not in use and of being Patented May 2, 1911.

doubled over the face of the garment when Witness my hand this 2d day ofJuly, in use, the inner fold of the Collar terminat- 1910. ing at itsfront ends in shie1d-eXtensi0ns| formed integral therewith and arrangedto Ineet and close said neck-opening when the W tnesses: collar isturned out, Said shields being de i C. F. GEYER,

taehed from the body of the garment. l E. M. GRAHAM.

BERNHARD RAUTENBERG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

